With over 18 years of experience in IT infrastructure, I am a senior leader who specializes in private cloud environments and infrastructure architecture. As an Infrastructure Manager at Citi, I am responsible for the strategic planning and collaborative execution of the end-to-end operations and reliability for one of the world’s largest private cloud environments, enabling $4T in daily transactions for the global banking giant.I leverage my ITIL framework knowledge and my competencies in systems design, architecture, engineering, support, and server administration to drive continuous improvement of standardized policies, governance, auditing frameworks, and configuration management. I also oversee the technical support and business continuity across 25 datacenters consisting of 34K VMware hosts and nearly $1Bn in assets. I have a strong background in vendor relations, negotiating contracts, and collaborating with external partners to deliver optimal solutions. I am passionate about fostering growth and development in my global team of 56 engineers and I align my goals with the organization's vision and values.